Plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir must, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

New Delhi: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that there should be “plebiscite” in Kashmir as the situation in the Valley has deteriorated and the PDP-BJP government has “insulted” the “crown” of India.

“In Kashmir today, there is a need for plebiscite,” he said using Urdu word 'rai shumari' while initiating a discussion in the House on Kashmir situation. “The PDP-BJP government has shed all the principles. Administration is divided and the government, which should support people, is using weapons against them,” Scindia said, adding “the wounds there can be healed only through humanity.”

While attacking the Centre and state government, the Chief Whip of Congress said, “There is a need to create an environment of peace and tranquality; growth and development.”

PDP, the ruling party of Jammu and Kashmir, rejected the contention that the unrest in the state is because of its alliance with BJP and blamed the actions by Congress and National Conference since 1948 for the loss of trust in democracy among the people of the valley.

In a strong and emotional speech in the Lok Sabha during discussion on Kashmir situation, senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig said that the government of India should use its moral authority to resolve the problems of the state rather than using military authority.

Slamming Pakistan for its interference in Kashmir, he said people of the Valley are being “misguided” and expressed faith in the Modi government, saying “if you can't do it (resolve the problems), who can do it?”